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[ᴹ]ᴺ√LU root. “*(flow of) time”

[ᴹ]ᴺ√LU root. “*(flow of) time”

In the Etymologies and earlier, the roots √ULU “pour, flow” and √LU “time” are listed separately. On PE17/168, the word Q. lúmë¹ “time” is listed as a derivative of √ULU “flow”, however. It may be that LU in an inversion of that root, with the sense “time” coming from “flow of time”.

LU “*(flow of) time” may be an inversion of √UL “pour (out), flow”

Derivatives

> Q. lúmë¹ “time, period of time, hour”
- ⇒ 7 compounds

ᴹ√LU root. “*time”

References ✧ Ety/KWET, LU, NAR², YA

Derivatives

> ᴹQ. lú “time, occasion” ✧ Ety/LU
> ᴹQ. lúme “time, hour” ✧ Ety/LU
- ⇒ 6 compounds
⇒ ᴹQ. lumenyáre “*history” ✧ Ety/NAR²
⇒ ᴹQ. lúmeqentale “history” ✧ Ety/KWET
- ⇒ ᴹQ. lúmeqentalea “historical” ✧ Ety/LU
⇒ ᴹQ. yalúme “former times” ✧ Ety/YA
- ⇒ ᴹQ. yalúmea “olden” ✧ Ety/YA
> N. lhû “time, occasion” ✧ Ety/LU

ᴱ√LUHU root. “*time”

References ✧ QL/56

Variations

LUHU ✧ QL/56
‽LU’U ✧ QL/56

Derivatives

> ᴱQ. lú “24 hours, day” ✧ QL/56
> ᴱQ. luin “ago” ✧ QL/56
- ⇒ ᴱQ. luina “ago” ✧ QL/56
⇒ ᴱQ. -lukse “-times” ✧ QL/56
> ᴱQ. luksima “fleeting, fading, temporary” ✧ QL/56
> ᴱQ. lukta “period” ✧ QL/56
- ⇒ ᴱQ. luksima “fleeting, fading, temporary” ✧ QL/56
> ᴱQ. lúme “time” ✧ QL/56
- ⇒ 4 compounds
> ᴱQ. lúmen “year, period” ✧ QL/56
> ᴱQ. lunde “(lunar) month; (lit.) period” ✧ QL/56
- ⇒ 7 compounds
> ᴱQ. lúta- “to have time pass” ✧ QL/56; QL/56
> G. lu “occasion, time”
> G. luin¹ “gone, past; ago”
- ⇒ G. in(d)raluin “long ago” ✧ GL/51
> G. lûm “time”
- ⇒ G. Lúmin ✧ LT1A/Lúmin
> G. lust “time; tide; weather”
> G. lûtha- “to pass (of time); to come to pass, occur”